AUO is showcasing its latest microLED technologies at CES 2025, focusing on automotive solutions, under the Smart Cockpit 2025 platform. The company is demonstrating several novel applications, enabled by the transparent and flexibility of microLED displays.
So first up we have the Virtual Sky Canopy, and XR Interactive Window technology - both of these adopt the use of tiled transparent microLED displays to embed within the car windows and windows, and extend the display beyond the normal instrument cluster and information displays.
AUO is also showing its flexible and foldable microLED displays in automotive settings. One application idea is a Foldable Cruise Pilot, a display and steering wheel that can both fold, and provide a different experience in manual driving mode and autonomous driving.
In November 2024, AUO said it is making significant progress in MicroLED technology, scaling up its production to a 4.5-Gen line. AUO said that the new production line will enable it to start producing automotive displays, which are expected to launch by 2026 or 2027. A few months ago, AUO said that microLED is a priority for the company, and it plans to allocate more resources into its microLED projects. The company believes it is the leader in microLED development.
Towards the end of 2023, AUO announced its plans to invest further in its microLED technologies, and re-iterated its plans to mass produce microLED smartwatch displays by the end of 2023 - and also to introduce automotive and TV displays. You can read more about AUO's microLED wearable display project here. In November 2023, AUO announced an agreement with PlayNitride, to build a $21.5 million 6-inch epiwafer microLED production line at AUO's Longtan factory.
In May 2024, AUO demonstrated its latest microLED display prototypes at SID Displayweek 2024.
